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News ACLU publishes report on dangers of solitary confinement
ACLU publishes report on dangers of solitary confinement
Brittany Felder
January 12, 2017 05:05:19 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday released its first report on the effects of solitary confinement on inmates with physical disabilities. The report, titled "Caged In: The Devastating Harms of Solitary...

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News Georgia judge denies state’s request to block in-state tuition for certain immigrants
Georgia judge denies state’s request to block in-state tuition for certain immigrants
Brittany Felder
January 12, 2017 04:25:33 pm

Chief Judge Gail Tusan of the Superior Court of Fulton County on Wednesday refused to place a hold on her previous ruling granting in-state tuition to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) [official...

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News European Commission proposes stricter rules for electronic communication
European Commission proposes stricter rules for electronic communication
Brittany Felder
January 10, 2017 06:15:11 pm

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed rules to bolster electronic communications as well as to "create new possibilities to process communication data and reinforce trust and security." The First Vice President stated that the...

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News Former Guantanamo detainee Hicks facing court on assault charges
Former Guantanamo detainee Hicks facing court on assault charges
Brittany Felder
January 10, 2017 04:43:34 pm

Australian citizen and former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks made a court appearance on Tuesday in Adelaide on assault charges against his partner. Hicks was accused of assaulting his partner in September of last...

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News NY Gov. Cuomo vetoes bill requiring state to pay for indigent defense
NY Gov. Cuomo vetoes bill requiring state to pay for indigent defense
Brittany Felder
January 1, 2017 08:52:13 pm

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday vetoed a bill that would require the state to pay for indigent representation when counties were unable. The bill was passed six months ago with bipartisan support, though the...

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News US Senate considering stronger sanctions against Russia
US Senate considering stronger sanctions against Russia
Brittany Felder
January 1, 2017 08:20:53 pm

California Congressman Adam Schiff, on Sunday stated that there will be a bi-partisan push for stronger sanctions against Russia if incoming president Donald Trump attempts to undo those already in place [JURIST...

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News China announces plan to ban ivory trade by end of 2017
China announces plan to ban ivory trade by end of 2017
Brittany Felder
December 31, 2016 03:30:39 pm

The State Council of China announced on Friday that it will ban all trade of ivory by the end of 2017. It is anticipated that the commercial processing of ivory will...

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News France companies must guarantee workers “right to disconnect” from technology
France companies must guarantee workers “right to disconnect” from technology
Brittany Felder
December 31, 2016 03:09:48 pm

Starting on January 1, 2017 French companies will be required to guarantee employees a "right to disconnect" from technology, in an effort to combat the "always-on" mentality pervading our modern workforce. The new law will require companies...

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News Israel PM summons, rebukes ambassadors for UN vote against settlements in Palestine
Israel PM summons, rebukes ambassadors for UN vote against settlements in Palestine
Brittany Felder
December 25, 2016 08:52:11 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the ambassadors of the fourteen UN Security Council members who supported a resolution condemning Israel's settlement in Palestine to rebuke them for the vote. Following the passage...

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News UN rights report urges action to reunite separated Korean families
UN rights report urges action to reunite separated Korean families
Brittany Felder
December 8, 2016 08:57:06 am

A UN human rights report published Wednesday calls for action to be taken in order to reunite families who were separated along the Korean Peninsula following the Korean War. The report highlights the different forms of familial...

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President Johnson signed Immigration and Nationality Act into law, ending country quotas

On October 3, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson, standing in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, signed into law the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

The Act ordered elimination of the national origins quota system established in 1882 in favor of a worldwide quota blind to national origin. Immigration was redistributed by pooling unused quotas and making them available on a first-come, first-served basis to oversubscribed nations. Learn more about the 1965 Act and its aftermath.

Germany reunified

On October 3, 1990, the German Democratic Republic was absorbed by the Federal Republic of Germany, reunifying the country for the first time since the Second World War. Today, the event is marked annually by German Unity Day.
Read the Unification Treaty, signed in Berlin on August 31, 1990.

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